Shuyler Smith

1. Gary paulsen changed future writers by end one of his books by say "daba will die". he never sayd how
2. He is the mystery man
3. One of the first to start the first-person way of writing
4. started as a magizene proof reeder
5. moved to a cabin in minnesota where he wrote his first novel
6. paulsen wrote over 200 books
7. wrote over 200 articales and stories
8. worte many plays
9. currently on a ship with his wife writing another novel
10. his wife does most of the illustrations for his books
11. ALA Best Book 1983 - "tracker"
12. ALA Best book 1984- "Dogsong" .
13. Newberry Honor Award 1986- "The Crossing".. ALA Noteable and Best Book- 1985
14. ALA notable best book 1987- "hatchet"
15. Newbery Honor Book 1988- ALA Noteable Book 1987- " The Island
16. ALA Best Book 1988- "The voyage"
17. ALA Best Book 1989- "the winter room"
18. Newberry honor book 1990- ALA noteable and best book 1989- "the cookcamp"
19. ALA best book 1991- "The Monumet"
20. ALA best book 1991- "The Haymedow"
21. ALA noteable and best book 1992- "harris and me"
22. ALA noteable and best book 1993- "nightjon"

Document URL This sighting is for the notes above
1 February, 2004. Books in Print. [database online]. Available from: http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2123/merge_shared/details/details.asp?item_uid=54118536&viewItemIndex=0&navPage=1&FullText=&BipAlertQueryString=&BipAlertDisplayQText=. Accessed 28 February, 2005.

1. Influenced by young people
2. Believes young people are encouraging him to write
3. He has a desire to tap deeply into the spirit of his readers
4. This makes him arguably the best outdoors men, kids book writer
5. His writing about nature influences kids to look outside and take in what they see
6. His writings try to encourage kids to go outside and be outside more often
7. this has gave him enormous popularity with kids
8. He is the master storyteller
9. he is considered one of the most important writers of the young adult literature
10. his 3 most influential books are hatchet. dog-song, and the winter room
11. They frequently show up on the best book list for the American Library Association
12. Paulsen proofread magizenes to learn the art of writing
13. First published book was The Special War
14. Often used "coming of age" in his novels.
15. His charactors often master the art of survivial
16. Become muture and gain there man hood.
17. Had a tragitey happen as he was trying to join his dad in a different country
18. he saw a plane crash into the water and witnessed people being torn apart by sharks
19. Wrote 2 books about his childhood with his alcoholic parents in the Phillipiens
20. the books where called Eastern Sun and Winter Moon

Drudge, Jo. "Woods Runner." Library Media Connection 28.6 (2010): 75+. Student Edition. Web. 8 Dec. 2010

1. Gary paulsen wrote over two hundred books
2. Each book was an insperation of something or someone
3. When he wrote Hatchet his insperation was a freak accident that had happened to his cousin a month before
4. The book was wrote to gradify him
5. When gary paulsen was a boy he ran away from home to join the carnival
6. Many think that this made Gary Paulsen the writing that he is known for but alot say that this had nothing to do with it
7. His eyes were blue and green
8. He is an oudoors man and that is why most of his books are about the outdoors.
9. in his free time, he likes to trap, fish, and hunt
10. he could be classified as the All-American redneck.
11. He wrote multiple palys in his time including big production plays and oprahs
12. One day he walked into the library to escape the cold
13. when he was in there the libraryian offered him a library card and a book to read, this opened his mind to wrtiting
14. His books will show up on the ALA besst books
15. This even helped Paulsen deal with his multiple family problems at this time in his life
16. worked at many jobs trying to support himself including....
17. migrant worker, soldier, field engineer, truck driver, and magazine editor
18. Paulsen competed in 2 Iditarod which led him to write a few of his books
19. Alot of his books are about how water and nature mix together to form the harmony of nature
20. When he writes, he is very sensitive about what he says

Knight, Elaine E. "Paulsen, Gary. Masters of Disaster." School Library Journal 56.11 (2010): 124. Student Edition. Web. 8 Dec. 2010

1. Paulsen has wrote fiction, non-fiction, and even drama's
2. His most popular books are his non-fiction books, wrote about the out doors and overcoming an obsticle
3. He wrights about abandoned, runaway, and drunk kids
4. He writes about all the bitter days and bitter nights these kids would go through
5. This was the landmark of all his writing
6. At the end of the book there would be a gasp of air saying "I made it"
7. When Paulsen were to write, he would'nt make it up word by word
8. When Gary wrote he wrote what he lived, he didnt just decided to write about the outdoors
9. He lived it
10. Paulse never spent more than 5 months at one school
11. This could have led to the decision of running away from his family at the age of 14
12. Most books were pertrayed on his own life happenings
13. When he was young and the living conditions were bad, he would be shipped to his grandma's or aunts
14. This was mentioned in the book "the Cookcamp"
15. He really connected to the library because the librarian would give him a book and let him take it home
16. no matter what he wore, who he dated, or who is parents were
17. To the librarian, nothing mattered,
18. this is what kept him coming back, he felt that someone could actually like him for who he is
19. The librarian befriended him the first time they met, that clicked something in his brain
20. well here u go shupp, here is 82 facts, merry christmas

Van Wiemokly, Jane. "Woods Runner." Voice of Youth Advocates Apr. 2010: 61. Student Edition. Web. 8 Dec. 2010